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Richard RJ Eskow

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Writer. Journalist. Broadcaster. Etc. https://linktr.ee/eskow

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From my latest column:https://www.zerohourreport.com/p/how-deadly-is-a-dying-animal

02.03.2026 18:49 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Commentary.

12.02.2026 16:34 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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"Join us as we explore the power of unity in the face of oppression. Together, we can make a difference. #ResistStateViolence #UnityInAction #StandTogether #ICE #minneapolis #portland #chicago

12.01.2026 16:53 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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New column: "The violence, the masks, the impunity and open contempt for law ... that’s the point."

First in a 3 part series.
www.zerohourreport.com/p/american-d...

09.01.2026 15:50 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Zohran’s Proposals Are Surprisingly Affordable I wish all revolutions came this cheap.

Don’t believe the hype. I ran the numbers and was pleasantly surprised: it’s all completely do-able financially! open.substack.com/pub/eskow/p/...
#zohran #mamdani #zohranfornyc

03.11.2025 15:37 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I've set up a linktree site to connect my various websites: The Zero Hour, my personal website, etc. I'm sure I'll be refining and adding to it as I go. It's here:

linktr.ee/eskow

04.10.2025 16:05 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Trump β€˜Peace Plan’ is Itself a War Crime It's illegal to use civilian lives as leverage.

My latest: the β€˜peace plan’ is a violation of international law. It uses the threat of continued starvation and child imprisonment as leverage. That constitutes yet another war crime.
www.zerohourreport.com/p/the-trump-...
#gaza #palestine #israel #trump #peaceplan

02.10.2025 21:01 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Gerrymandering & the War on Democracy It's one piece of a much larger democratic breakdown.

Latest: On Gerrymandering and the War on Democracy: "The system itself limits political possibility."

www.zerohourreport.com/p/gerrymande...

16.09.2025 19:27 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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ASSASSINATION: THE CULT OF THE GUN (from www.zerohourreport.com) #CharlieKirk #assassination #gunculture TikTok video by Richard RJ Eskow

Isn't it time to give up the cult of the gun?

www.tiktok.com/@richardesko...

#CharlieKirk #murder #gunculture

16.09.2025 15:43 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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In Golden Houses, Overlooking Gaza Reading Tennyson in the morgue of the spirit.

My latest: www.zerohourreport.com/p/in-golden-...

"The world bears no guilt for our deeds. The world includes the dead and dying children of Gaza. The only black marks on them are the ones left by US-made weapons.

"The words of our politicians are waxwork faces in open coffins."
#gaza #palestine

07.09.2025 13:44 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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"No Kingsβ€”except BB, Albert and Freddie"

Here's a quick message of support for everyone who's out there at the #NoKings demonstrations today.

I would amend that, however, to "No Kings except BB, Albert and Freddie King." They represent the best of the USA.

14.06.2025 21:20 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Real β€˜Original Sin’ is Gaza No wonder Dems and the media won't talk about it.

My latest column: "The earliest confirmed cover-up of presidential incapacity goes back over a century ... Meanwhile, the 'Original Sin' book is distracting us from the worst sin of all: genocide." #gaza #democrats #biden
www.zerohourreport.com/p/the-real-o...

03.06.2025 20:20 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Case for Revolution (w/Richard Wolff) Prof. Wolff and I discussβ€”and make the case forβ€”revolution.

In this conversation, @profwolff.bsky.social and I discussβ€”and make the case forβ€”revolutionary change in the 21st century.
The Case for Revolution (w/Richard Wolff)
www.zerohourreport.com/p/the-case-f...

#revolution #incrementalism #reform #democrats #maga @democracyatwork.bsky.social

30.05.2025 20:34 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Gaza: What’s Worse Than the Language of Brutality? They say talk is cheapβ€”but this is talk that kills.

The language of brutality and the language of hypocrisy: the rhetoric of genocide kills. www.zerohourreport.com/p/gaza-whats...
#gaza #palestine #israel #amalek

22.05.2025 20:17 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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DIGITAL NUREMBERG: There's a rally happening all around usβ€”and there's no escaping it.

(An excerpt from the "All for All" video series)

www.zerohourreport.com

22.05.2025 16:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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All For All with RJ Eskow - YouTube β€œAll for All” is a commentary series founded on the belief that our social imaginations must meet and surpass our technological imaginations if we are to thr...

I've started a series of half-hour talks on @profwolff.bsky.social 's channel, @democracyatwork.bsky.social, on possibilities and paths for a radically improved world.

The playlist is here:
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

12.05.2025 20:21 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT GAVIN (w/Sonali Kolhatkar)
WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT GAVIN (w/Sonali Kolhatkar) YouTube video by The Zero Hour with RJ Eskow

California Gov./presidential candidate Gavin Newsom presides over roughly 1/5th of the entire USAβ€”and still apparently has time to do a podcast. Zero Hour Senior Correspondent Sonali Kolhatkar has thoughts.

Our conversation is below.

youtu.be/anRXvW2qAO0

04.04.2025 15:32 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
WTF SHOULD WE CALL TRUMP’S … WHATEVER THIS IS?? (w/Richard Wolff)
WTF SHOULD WE CALL TRUMP’S … WHATEVER THIS IS?? (w/Richard Wolff) YouTube video by The Zero Hour with RJ Eskow

@profwolff.bsky.social and I search for the best way to describe Donald Trump's cruel and authoritarianβ€”yet strangely off-kilter and wackyβ€”regime. We know it's not democracy, and we know it's not goodβ€”but how exactly should we describe it?

youtu.be/ksRpTRsOFZw

04.04.2025 15:30 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
PETER BEINART: On Being Jewish After Gaza
PETER BEINART: On Being Jewish After Gaza YouTube video by The Zero Hour with RJ Eskow

I spoke with Peter Beinart about his important new book, Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza: A Reckoning, and his recent NYT oped, "States Don't Have a Right to Exist. People Do."

An important conversation for me, personally AND politically.

youtu.be/QRzTem8tp7c
#gaza
#freepalestine

06.02.2025 01:33 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A Spiritual Break with Martin Luther King, Jr. An Inauguration Day communion with justice and truth.

Taking a spiritual break today ...

www.zerohourreport.com/p/a-spiritua...

20.01.2025 20:47 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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2024: Actions Spoke Louder Than Words A year that history will neither forget nor forgive.

A #2024 retrospective, with commentary on #Gaza, #climate, #politics, #AI and more. #HappyNewYear anyway!

www.zerohourreport.com/p/2024-actio...

31.12.2024 17:24 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
CHRISTMAS SUN by RJ Eskow & the Burning Surfboards
CHRISTMAS SUN by RJ Eskow & the Burning Surfboards YouTube video by The Zero Hour with RJ Eskow

This is a (rough!) demo for a topical Xmas song I did 20 years ago β€” mistakes and all. I played the guitars but everyone else was a busy LA studio player and didn't have time to iron out the kinks.

Happy holidays!

youtu.be/ugcAp0kt5Hs?...

26.12.2024 16:05 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT LUIGI (w/Sonali Kolhatkar)
WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT LUIGI (w/Sonali Kolhatkar) YouTube video by The Zero Hour with RJ Eskow

@sonalikolhatkar.bsky.social and I discuss the competing narratives behind the shooting of United executive Brian Thompson, the popularity of #LuigiMangione, and the urgency of #healthreform and #MedicareForAll.

22.12.2024 17:15 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
JESUS vs. ELON: Who Does America Really Worship? (w/Richard Wolff)
JESUS vs. ELON: Who Does America Really Worship? (w/Richard Wolff) YouTube video by The Zero Hour with RJ Eskow

@profwolff.bsky.social and I explore the question: which of these two is this country's true guiding light this #Christmas: #Jesus or #elon? www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAw6...

22.12.2024 17:12 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Talked w/Rick Perlstein about RFJ Jr. ... and a whole lot more.

Talked with @rickperlstein.bsky.social about RFJ Jr.β€”and "Dr. Strangelove," the JFK Cult, and Medical Totalitarianismβ€”and more!
www.zerohourreport.com/p/talked-wri...

09.12.2024 15:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
WHAT COMES AFTER THE "RULES-BASED ORDER"? (w/Trita Parsi)
WHAT COMES AFTER THE "RULES-BASED ORDER"? (w/Trita Parsi) YouTube video by The Zero Hour with RJ Eskow

As the post-WWII order breaks down, there will be a ongoing and urgent need to find a new structure that works. I spoke with @tparsi.bsky.social of @quincyinst.bsky.social about their new & major report on that topic. The crisis it seeks to address is globalβ€”and very possibly existential.

27.11.2024 21:27 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
TRUMP vs TRUMP: A  LEFT of the NEWS (w/VIJAY PRASHAD)
TRUMP vs TRUMP: A LEFT of the NEWS (w/VIJAY PRASHAD) YouTube video by The Zero Hour with RJ Eskow

Vijay Prashad of @tricontinental.bsky.social joins us to explore recent news stories re #gaza & the #NewColdWar & the internal tensions in #trump 's first wave of hires. What do they say about the future? How should #theleft navigate this new, shadowy landscape?

www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6gK...

26.11.2024 23:53 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

"childless woman" is such a 19th-century-ass insult. what else you got. do I render inferior tallow? do my cabbages grow pale and blemished? does the quality of my sock-darning bring shame upon my father's name?

01.08.2024 23:04 πŸ‘ 7734 πŸ” 1894 πŸ’¬ 151 πŸ“Œ 67
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How Inequality Hurts All American Teenagers (w/Emi Nietfeld) There are no winners in this competition.

I interviewed author/journalist Emi Nietfeld about her recent Slate article on the ways economic #inequality hurts American teensβ€”rich and poor alike.

More info and video here: open.substack.com/pub/eskow/p/...

21.11.2024 14:38 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump: Three Shadows Over Cleveland From the archives: The Republican Convention of 2016.

From the archive:

"The third shadow is Trump himself, a bloated bleached-blond Narcissus transfixed by his own silhouette ... Under Trump the Oval Office would become a hollow sarcophagus, the vessel for an aging and soul-dead boy king ..."
β€” from July 2016

www.zerohourreport.com/p/trump-thre...

20.11.2024 17:42 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0